Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the Buckingham House, located at 405 Moxahala Avenue in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. The house was built in 1819 for Alva Buckingham, and was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The two-story brick and sandstone building featured a semicircular doorway, recessed under a brick arch, and a lead glass, fan-shaped lintel above the white wood paneled door. The sidelights on either side of the door are curved windows made up of narrow pieces of glass. The Buckingham House is now a bed and breakfast. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_006
Subjects: Historic houses; Architecture--Ohio; Zanesville (Ohio)
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, seen from a distance. The first bridge was built in 1814 and since then there have been four other bridges crossing the span of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. They were build in 1819, 1832, 1900 and 1984. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08404
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows automobiles parked on the street in front of the First National Bank in Zanesville, Ohio, ca. 1920-1935. Large banners on the building announce "Sells Floto Circus," in town on May 13th, with "Tom Mix (in person) and his Wonder Horse 'Tony.'" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03344
Subjects: Banks and banking; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; City and town life; Automobiles
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: An image looking east on Main Street in Zanesville, Ohio, with a platform over the street. This may have been erected for the Y-Bridge dedication ceremonies held in 1902. The banners are advertising Reliable Buggies and Eppley's Shoes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08413
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, as seen from a distance. The first bridge was built in 1814, the first of five. The others were built in 1819, 1932, 1900 and 1984. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08405
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Civil engineering
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, as seen from an elevated distance. The first bridge was built in 1813, the first of five bridges. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08406
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Civil engineering
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the 3rd Street bridge in Zanesville, Ohio. The 3rd Street Bridge spanned the Muskingum River at 3rd and South Streets to Muskingum Avenue on the other side. The bridge was destroyed in the 1913 flood and was not rebuilt. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08407
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Civil engineering
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: An elevated view from a distance of the Y-Bridge at Zanesville, Ohio. The first Y bridge was built in 1814, followed by new bridges in 1819, 1832 ,1900 and 1984. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historical Places on November 2, 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08412
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an elevated view from a distance of the Y-Bridge at Zanesville, Ohio. The first Y-Bridge was built in 1814, followed by four more in 1819, 1832, 1900 and 1984. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1973 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08414
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Civil engineering
Places: Zanesville (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the building that served as Ohio's capitol building in Zanesville. Zanesville was the second capitol of Ohio from 1810-1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00201
Subjects: Ohio--Capital and capitol; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a drawing of the Ohio Capitol building in Zanesville, Ohio. The building was constructed 1809-1810, and in 1810, Zanesville replaced Chillicothe as Ohio's capital until 1812, after which the capital returned to Chillicothe. Later that year, Columbus became Ohio's capital. The building in Zanesville closely resembled the statehouse in Chillicothe, but was built in the Federal Style, which incorporates more refined architectural staples, rather than the Colonial Style, which is characterized by plainer architectural design. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV8_B1_F2_001
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio); Capitols; Buildings; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Matthews House, 113 Jefferson St., Zanesville, Ohio. The Ohio legislature met here for three sessions while the capital was being moved from Chillicothe to Columbus." This is actually The Stone Academy, located at 115 Jefferson Street. This building was originally constructed in 1809 with funds donated by Dr. Increase Mathews, Levi Whipple, and Ebenezer Buckingham, in Putnam, which was then a separate and rival community. Built of sandstone from nearby Putnam Hill, it was originally meant to serve as the new state capitol building. John McIntire and others construct a building of their own to compete for the honor. State legislature selected Zanesville to serve as the capital of Ohio from 1810 to 1812, and the Putnam building became and school and held many for public functions. The State Abolition Society held meetings there in 1835 and 1839, and also served as a station on the Underground Railroad. In 1840, it was converted to a private residence and was the childhood home of author, actress and activist Elizabeth Robins. In 1983, Mrs. Richard (Lydia McHenry) Taylor left the building to the Pioneer and Historical Society and it has served as a museum since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_032_001
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Historic buildings--Ohio--Zanesville--Pictorial works; Ohio Government
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum (Ohio)